Edison Primary School
5830 South Pine St Tacoma WA, 98409, Pierce County Phone: 253-571-1700 Ranking:  (1,324 out of 1,485, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Tacoma Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 509 | 482 | 478 | 443 | 488 | 574 | 583 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 86 | 16.9% | 93 | 19.3% | 94 | 19.7% | 84 | 19.0% | 80 | 16.4% | 80 | 13.9% | 105 | 18.0% |
| Grade 1: | 97 | 19.1% | 91 | 18.9% | 78 | 16.3% | 71 | 16.0% | 89 | 18.2% | 106 | 18.5% | 100 | 17.2% |
| Grade 2: | 88 | 17.3% | 72 | 14.9% | 84 | 17.6% | 69 | 15.6% | 96 | 19.7% | 100 | 17.4% | 105 | 18.0% |
| Grade 3: | 76 | 14.9% | 85 | 17.6% | 75 | 15.7% | 72 | 16.3% | 73 | 15.0% | 91 | 15.9% | 82 | 14.1% |
| Grade 4: | 82 | 16.1% | 67 | 13.9% | 78 | 16.3% | 73 | 16.5% | 75 | 15.4% | 90 | 15.7% | 99 | 17.0% |
| Grade 5: | 78 | 15.3% | 74 | 15.4% | 68 | 14.2% | 71 | 16.0% | 74 | 15.2% | 106 | 18.5% | 90 | 15.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 259 | 50.9% | 244 | 50.6% | 236 | 49.4% | 235 | 53.0% | 264 | 54.1% | 281 | 49.0% | 287 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 250 | 49.1% | 238 | 49.4% | 242 | 50.6% | 208 | 47.0% | 216 | 44.3% | 285 | 49.7% | 292 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.8% | 21 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.1% |
| Asian: | 46 | 9.0% | 42 | 8.7% | 42 | 8.8% | 42 | 9.5% | 57 | 11.7% | 62 | 10.8% | 64 | 11.0% |
| Hispanic: | 143 | 28.1% | 148 | 30.7% | 110 | 23.0% | 106 | 23.9% | 126 | 25.8% | 136 | 23.7% | 120 | 20.6% |
| Black: | 87 | 17.1% | 93 | 19.3% | 89 | 18.6% | 85 | 19.2% | 113 | 23.2% | 129 | 22.5% | 143 | 24.5% |
| White: | 190 | 37.3% | 174 | 36.1% | 177 | 37.0% | 166 | 37.5% | 183 | 37.5% | 226 | 39.4% | 238 | 40.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 11 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.9% | 18 | 3.8% | 15 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 30 | 5.9% | 9 | 1.9% | 38 | 7.9% | 26 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 374 | 73.5% | 361 | 74.9% | 235 | 49.2% | 269 | 60.7% | 363 | 74.4% | 366 | 63.8% | 378 | 64.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 12.2% | 30 | 6.2% | 23 | 4.8% | 47 | 10.6% | 61 | 12.5% | 90 | 15.7% | 87 | 14.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.28 | 18.04 | 16.72 | 17.10 | 18.60 | 18.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 54.4% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 58.8% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 61.7% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 54.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 65.6% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 70.2% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 63.4% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 64.8% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 44.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 46.7% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 50.8% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 54.2% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 61% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 57% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 63.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 64.0% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 56.1% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 50.8% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 54% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 54.7% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 52.2% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 58.3% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 57.7% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 62.5% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 52.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 63.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 69.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.7% | 21% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 41.3% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 50.5% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 53.2% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 51.6% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 63.7% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 61.3% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 55% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 62.5% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 64.6% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 64.9% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 48.9% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 50% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 43% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 45.7% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 47% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 39.2% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 69.6% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 76.3% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 74.6% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 70.4% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 66.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 66.8% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 50.1% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 58.8% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 54.7% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 53.9% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 58.3% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 45.7% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 53.7% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 50.8% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 52.2% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 69.7% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 64.7% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 68.8% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 67.8% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | 18.9% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.1% | 25% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 23.8% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 23.2% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 29.5% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 32.3% | 44.9% |
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* Edison Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.